With the upcoming federal over time rule mandate taking effect on December 1, 2016, restaurant operators are preparing for the change and its side effects.

Restaurant Business spoke with many brand leaders who are raising managers' salaries above the new $47,476 cap for overtime eligibility or converting salaried roles to hourly.

At Buffalo Wings & Rings, brand leaders will increase manager salaries that are close to the threshold, and restructure managers who are around the $30,000-per-year range into hourlies, CEO Nader Masadeh told Restaurant Business.